133 F3d 726 Gonzales-Neyra v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

133 F.3d 726

98 Daily Journal D.A.R. 161

Marco Antonio GONZALES-NEYRA, Petitioner,
v.
IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent.

No. 96-70467.

United States Court of Appeals,
Ninth Circuit.

Jan. 6, 1998.

ORDER

1

The opinion filed on September 15, 1997 [122 F.3d 1293] is amended as follows:

2

The sentence at page 12060, lines 9-13 [122 F.3d at 1296], which reads:

3

"Because we conclude that Gonzales-Neyra established past persecution on account of his political opinion, we also hold that he was entitled to a rebuttable presumption that he had a well-founded fear that he would be similarly persecuted in the future."

4

is replaced by:

5

"Regardless of whether Gonzales-Neyra established past persecution on account of his political opinion, he established a well-founded fear of future persecution."

6

The Petition for Rehearing is denied.